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Libyan Government Gives Weapons to the People

Libya

The Libyan Government started to distribute weapons among the population in anticipation of a NATO land invasion, according to a spokesman who denied reports on the capture of a western city by rebels. According to government spokesman Moussa Ibrahim, “many cities are organizing squadrons to repeal any possible land attack” by the North Atlantic Treaty

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Playa Giron remembered

Cuba's leader Fidel Castro jumps from a tank as he arrives at Giron, Cuba, near the Bay Of Pigs.

Commander Victor Dreke Cruz “ is one of the pillars on which I relied “ wrote Ernesto Che Guervara after a mission to Africa in the mid 60s. An incredibly humble but passionate man, this outstanding veteran of the Cuban revolution shared his experience and thoughts in a rapturously received speech at the National Union of Teachers headquarters in London on Tuesday night. To a packed hall Dreke spoke about his personal experiences as a 22 year old in the battle of Playa Giron(Bay of Pigs) in 1961.

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Raul Castro Sends Message to Cuban Combatants, People

Firma de Raúl

Cuban President Raul Castro sent a message of congratulations and gratitude, published in this capital Wednesday, to each and every participant in the military and mass parade held April 16. It was a march brimming with youth, in an irrefutable demonstration of support for the Cuban Revolution, Raul Castro stated. Fifty years have passed since

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Raul Castro Closed the Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

Raul Castro Closed the Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

wainwright dog food p> The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Raul Castro, staid the main task now is to fulfill the agreements of the congress under the common denominator of order, discipline and exigencies. Raul Castro defined as the most important commitment to achieve is to update Cuban

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Raúl Castro Elected Communist Party First Secretary

Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba

Raul Castro was elected first secretary of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) by its new Central Committee, presented Tuesday during the closing session of the party´s 6th Congress. The post of second secretary went to Jose Machado Ventura, who will also head the Central Committee Secretariat, comprised of seven members.

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Fidel Castro Attends Closing of Cuban Communist Congress (+ Photos & Video)

Fidel Castro Attends Closing of Cuban Communist Congress

p> The leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, attended the closing on Tuesday of the 6th Party Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba. During the congress, which began on Saturday at Havana’s International Conference Center, delegates discussed and approved the Central Report presented by Raúl Castro at the opening session. In five commissions

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U.S to Open a New Military Base in Honduras

Military Base. Stock Photo

baby betta fish p> Douglas M. Fraser, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command met Honduran Minister of Defense Marlon Pascua and agreed that the United States will increase its military bases in Honduran northern coast. Fraser is visiting Honduras, according to him, for concreting cooperation agreements to fight drug trafficking and for a better regional

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Havana: Restoration as a Social Issue

Havana city

Restoration projects in the historic district of the Cuban capital are helping to perfect an urban development project that prioritizes patrimonial and social interests. In an interview with Prensa Latina, Havana City Historian Eusebio Leal explained these projects are focused on the human aspect, not just the restoration of the city´s architecture and beauty.

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Cuba's and World's Oldest Ballplayer Celebrates 100 Years

Cuba, Pelotero veterano

do betta fish sleep p>By Peter Bjarkman April 2011 has been the most historic of months in the baseball-loving nation of Cuba. An upset-filled post-season tournament has added a final exclamation point to a thrill-packed and record-filled Golden Anniversary edition of the island’s National Series championships. But if symbolic “gold” attached to a five-decade milestone

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Cuba to Take Young Team to Pan Am Freestyle Championship

Bandera Cubana

p>Cuba will take a young team to the next 2011 Senior Pan American Championships that will take place in early March in Rionegro, Colombia. The team is led by Yuniesky Blanco (74 kg), who was unbeaten in the last International FIS Freestyle World Cup, in which also participated Eduardo Mesa (96). Other two experienced are